![]() The casks used for this whiskey come from Bodegas Williams & Humbert.ĭistilled on October 28, 1998, this whisky was first filled into American oak before being transferred to first-fill manzanilla sherry casks on May 25, 2016. Rarely used in whisky making, canasta casks are casks that once held a blend of 75% oloroso and 25% Pedro Ximénez sherries. This single malt was inspired by a previously released 1980 Canasta Cask Finish. these days (here’s looking at you, Westland, 10 th Street, and New Riff, to name a few), not to mention Ireland, Japan, Wales, and more. Peat is popping up more and more outside of Scotland, with peated whiskeys coming from all corners of the U.S. This is the 26 th release within the Buffalo Trace Experimental Collection, which has previously introduced bottlings like baijiu-style spirit made from sorghum and peas, a 12 year old bourbon cut with water at 4 years old, and bourbons aged in seasoned stave barrels. ![]() Instead of using traditional barley, master distiller Harlen Wheatley turned to smoked peated malt imported from the UK, resulting in just a hint of smoke. With its latest Experimental Collection release, Buffalo Trace is exploring the influences of peat on a bourbon’s mashbill. Given the limited number of bottles on hand, a maximum of two bottles will be permitted per customer.īuffalo Trace Experimental Peated Bourbon ![]() These latest heirloom grain bourbons will come on stream later this month, available in limited quantities at the Newport, Kentucky-based distillery’s Aquifer Tasting Bar, as well as at Kentucky retailers and through New Riff’s Whiskey Club. This isn’t the first time New Riff has experimented with unique or heirloom grain varietals-the distillery first released Balboa Rye (made with heirloom Balboa rye) in 2020, and later followed that up with whiskeys like Red Turkey Wheat bourbon (made with red turkey wheat) and Aroostook Rye (made with Kentucky-grown Aroostook rye). ![]() As with the Yellow Leaming expression, this one is bottled in bond. While Yellow Leaming yields depth and balance, Blue Clarage brings an extra layer of fruitiness to the whiskey. The mashbill is 65% Blue Clarage corn, 30% rye, and 5% malted barley. As with all New Riff releases (at least those that aren’t single barrels), this one is bottled in bond.Īlso made with an heirloom varietal of corn called Blue Clarage, developed by farmer Edmund Clarridge in Clinton County, Ohio in the 1920s. Yellow Leaming is an heirloom varietal of corn that dates back to 1824 when it was farmed by Native Americans in the Ohio Valley. This bourbon is made with 65% Yellow Leaming corn, 30% rye, and 5% malted barley. New Riff continues its exploration of heirloom grains with two new straight bourbons, Buffalo Trace adds another whiskey to its Experimental Collection, and Bunnahabhain has three new single malts in celebration of the Fèis Ìle 2023. But the list offers numerous other celebratory bottles at a variety of prices.Ĭoronation whiskies aside, there are new releases galore this week. While the majority of these coronation whiskies are scotches, an English single malt was also in the mix-from The English Distillery's The English Coronation single malt. Among the most kingly is Royal Salute's The Coronation of Kings Charles III Edition, a $25,000 blended scotch that's presented in a richly hued sapphire blue Dartington crystal decanter. Many of the whiskies being released in honor of the coronation are anything but pared down. ![]() The coronation of King Charles III takes place Saturday at Westminster Abbey in London, and while the ceremony plan is somewhat less extravagant than coronations past, there will be plenty of pomp and circumstance for royal watchers. ![]()
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